Author: Joseph Tadeusz
Date: 09:02:55 06/16/05
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On June 16, 2005 at 07:47:35, Andrew Dados wrote:
>On June 15, 2005 at 15:45:48, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On June 15, 2005 at 15:26:17, Dan Honeycutt wrote:
>>[snip]
>>>Does this look right:
>>>
>>>int CanWin() {
>>> int can_win = 0;
>>> if (w_pawns || w_queens || w_rooks ||
>>> ((w_bishops + w_knights) > 1)) can_win |= 1;
>>> if (b_pawns || b_queens || b_rooks ||
>>> ((b_bishops + b_knights) > 1)) can_win |= 2;
>>> return can_win;
>>>}
>>
>>It might return a false positive (e.g. two same square-color bishops) but that
>>should not be a problem. A false negative (e.g. two knights for one side
>>actually can win) is far worse.
>
>One slight problem here:
>[D]k7/8/NKnQ4/8/8/8/8/8 w - -
>mate in 2: Qb8+ Nxb8 Nc7#
>(well, accidentally Qf8 is also M2 ).
>
>-Andrew-
It's a mate in one: Qxc6#
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